Total Crime Rate

154.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 154.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 87.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Drugs 12.5 9/10
  • Other crime 8.3 9/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Compton Close area has the 37th highest crime rate of 183 local areas in Childs Hill , and the 162nd highest crime rate of 1,063 local areas in Barnet .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Compton Close (NW11 8SX) in the last 12 months was 154.2 per 1,000 residents and was 40.2% higher than the Childs Hill average (109.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 25.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 49.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Compton Close (NW11 8SX), the main crime hotspot is near Kara Way. Police recorded 81 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Compton Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kara Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Depot Approach Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Kingweston Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Compton Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Compton Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Compton Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Norwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Norwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Depot Approach —
Sep 2025Other theft Hamlet Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Norwood Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Depot Approach Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Depot Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Draycott Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Depot Approach Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kingweston Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kara Way —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kara Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Kara Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Kara Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Kara Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Kara Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Kara Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Handley Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Claremont Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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